Benefit Fact Sheet. The Army Continuing Education System (ACES) under The Adjutant General Directorate, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, is also referred to as the Army Continuing Education Division (ACED).
When the soil is disturbed, the fungal spores may be inhaled. Histoplasmosis can cause flulike symptoms, including body aches, fever, and cough. Most people who become infected do not experience symptoms, but as with other fungal infections, people with weak immune systems are at risk for severe disease.
If you do have symptoms, you may feel like you have a cold or the flu. You may have a fever, chills, chest pain, a dry cough, and a rash. The time from contact with the fungus until symptoms start is usually 1 to 3 weeks. This is called the incubation period. In rare cases, valley fever can spread to the skin, bones, lymph nodes, and organs.